I've come to the realization that static vs dynamic is more of a way people think about problems than anything else. Personally, I've never met a static langua

I've come to the realization that static vs dynamic is more of a way people think about problems than anything else. Personally, I've never met a static language that was remotely close to dynamic in terms of productivity...but a big portion of that is the sheer volume of extra code necessary in a static language combined with personal workflow (as you describe).